St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-03
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

On the local board a fair activity existed
for cash wheat and shippers were takinga
good deal of il at current rates. Receipts
amounted to 223 cars and shipments We're
81: Milfers were buying to some exte1t
Prices for samples ranged at about the figures
of the day before. The following are the
closing quotations: No. 1 hard, in store,
June, S0l2c; July, S1ssc; August, &c., on
a9l2c; July, S0ssc; August, S2c, on track
S0l2c. No. Northern, in store, june 7Slae ;
July, 79asc; August, Sic, on track, 79lsc. Hs
NoTE-ln sales of wheat by sample grade
has little If any effect in making prices, that
being determined by quality and the per-
centage of hard in each parcel L
Sales included 5000 bu No. Northernin
store, soc; 5000 Blu July No. hard, S1&t;
June No. l hard, S0l2c; 1000 bu July No
hard, S1ssc. Car lot sales by samples = cars
No. hard, delivered, S1l2c; 10 cars No, ]
hard, 0. t., size; 10 cars No.. hard, 10
arrive, S1l2c; 10 cars No. L hard to arriye,
SIC; cars No. hard, o. t., Gle; 16 cars No
1 Northern, o. l., Sic; 10 cars No. l North
ern, to arrive, S0l2c; 4 cars No. l North
ern o. t., S0l2c; 6 cars No. l Northern de-
hyered, Sic; 1 cars No. l Northern, o. t.,
S0%c;2 cars No. ? Northern o. t., 79l2c; 2
cars No. Northern, o. l., soc; cars no
grade, o. t., Csc; car sample wheat, o. t.,
soc; cars sample, o. t., Use; l car sample,
Q. l., Zoe; L car No. 3, o. t., Use; L car No.
Sots corn o. t. 34e; L car No; 2 White
oats, 27I2c; 1 car No. 2 oats, o. t., 27c.
Flour-Market was quiet to-day, and fair ex-
port orders were received for flour to go
abroad. But these orders continued to be
for bakers and low grades, leaving the
patents to accumulate or to sell under cost.
IL the demand for patents abroad were to in
crease to the activity for bakers, at the usual
difference in prices, milling i'll the North
west would be prosecuted with yigor. AS it
is, millers are not pushed with any energy
when the question as to which side of the
ledger the result is to be placed is in so
much doubt. Patent sacks to local dealers,
81 35@4. 10; patent, to ship sacks, car lots,
cred at New England points, $5.I5@5. 25;
New York points, S5.15@5 IS; Philadelphia
and Baltimore, S4.95@5.10; bakers, $500
$50; Superfine, Sl.60@2 60; Red
Dog, sack, S1.256D1.4 40; Red Dog, bbls,
S14O@1.60; rye -four. cwt, SI.75.
Bran and Shorts-These markets are getting
rather null and prices are falling down with
the decrease. iii demand Sales reported
ranged from S9.50@10.25 for shorts, $9.500
10 for bran. There is more offering and as
Usual wider range in values, poor not sell
ing up so close TO good as when the market is
active. Corn-This cereal is offered III full
quantities, with only an Indifferent demand
at about 33@35c for samples on track. Oats
remain weak and offering in too large guam
titles to satisfy holders There is always an
effort on the part of receivers to sell on ar
rival and on track to save cost of storage.
They are now unable to do this in all eases.
many cars having to go to elevator. Mixed
Feed and Corn Meal-Feed, SI4.75(l15 for
good; fair, S14@14.50 in car lots. Meal
the latter. Hay-This market is weak at $50
8 for fair to choice wild. Timothy has been
sold at S10912 with no great demand for it.